Raw Foodism: Reclaiming Paradise
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Throughout time, some of the most meek and pious people, and alternately, one of the most vicious dictators in history, have been attracted to the supposed power embedded in uncooked plant foods. People of very different backgrounds have sought to solve the world's problems, or even accomplish their malevolent aims with the help of raw foods.
The story of raw foodism is the story of human longing, of people putting their hope and faith in uncooked food. It held the keys, they believed, to relieve the spiritual, political, ecological, health, and even cosmetic concerns of humanity. Plants in their vibrant undiminished and uncooked state were not only the solution to material problems but held the power of God, the universe, or the sentient and benevolent god-like Earth. Raw vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, and grains were there to be imbibed by awakened souls-dieters aware of the secrets they held. Using raw food, ancient monks could accomplish salvation in the next life and New Age spiritualists could elevate their consciousness and balance their chakras. Environmental degradation could be halted. The aesthetically-minded could remold their plain bodies into those of beautiful supermodels. There was practically nothing raw food couldn't do.
Through food, the metaphysical and physical realm could be healed. All raw food eaters, in one way or another, thought that they could reclaim a paradise: a world of their dreams or a new Eden. Cooking food, they warned, was the cause of this world's fallen-ness and suffering. Cooked food was the emblem of sin, or at least destructive stupidity. By doing away with it, could this planet be made more heavenly?
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